Sir,

Are you referring to the book "Cracker Cavaliers: The 2nd Georgia Cavalry Under Wheeler and Forrest" by John Randolph Poole or "Confederate Crackers and Cavaliers" by Grady McWhiney?

You will find a little information on Colonel Hart's early days in the war in the book "Four Years on the Firing Line" by James C. Nisbet. Nisbet and Hart were both company commanders in the 21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Captain Hart: Company E from Floyd County and Captain Nisbet: Company H from Dade County. and it seems that Hart suffered from what we call in today's military "zipper-itis". It is also worthy to note that Captain Hart was a minister at the Sardis Church in Floyd County and many of the men in his company were members of his church.

The following passages are from "Four Years on the Firing Line" by Captain, later Colonel, James C. Nisbet.

"One of my men returned to camp and reported that Captain Hart was staying at a farm house near the hospital and got into trouble about playing off as a single man and engaging himself to the daughter of the farmer. The girl's father, having found out from some of Hart's men that the had a wife and kids at home, it got too warm there for the preacher, and so he turned up at camp."

"In the meantime Hart had obtained an order from Richmond to raise a cavalry regiment in Georgia, and he and his company soon left us and we heard no more about his courtship. We will hear of him again as colonel of the 6th Georgia Cavalry."

Another story is on pages 170-171 that is humorous about Hart but too lengthy and less flattering to type at the moment.

I, too, am interested in the 6th Georgia Cavalry for their actions in the cavalry operations in the fall of 1863 in support of the Army of Tennessee.

Respectfully,

Gerald D. Hodge, Jr.
War Between the States Historian
Historian: 39th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
http://39thgavolinfrgt.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html